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New Message on Pituitary Chat new and confused Reply   Reply to Sender   Recommend Message 16 in Discussion From: MinnieChat Here is an excerpt from Medline:     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001195.htm   The cause of hypogonadism may be "primary" or "central." In primary hypogonadism, the ovaries or testes themselves do not function properly. Some causes of primary hypogonadism include: Surgery Radiation Genetic and developmental disorders Liver and kidney disease Infection Certain autoimmune disorders In central hypogonadism, the centers in the brain that control the gonads (hypothalamus and pituitary) do not function properly. Some causes of central hypogonadism include Tumors Surgery Radiation Infections Trauma Bleeding Genetic problems Nutritional deficiencies Iron excess (hemochromatosis)   Here is an exerpt from Medline:Here is also an excerpt from an article from E-Medicine:     http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1118.htm Causes: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism CNS disorders Tumors Craniopharyngioma Germinoma Other germ cell tumors Hypothalamic and optic glioma Astrocytoma Pituitary tumor Miscellaneous causes Langerhans histiocytosis Postinfectious lesions of the CNS Vascular abnormalities of the CNS Radiation therapy Congenital malformations (especially associated with craniofacial anomalies) Head trauma Genetic causes Kallmann syndrome (mutation in the KAL [anosmin] gene, see Genetics of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism), with hyposmia or anosmia or without anosmia Congenital adrenal hypoplasia (mutation in the DAX1 gene; see Genetics of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism) Mutations in the PROP1 and HESX1 genes (see Genetics of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism) Mutations in the gene coding for the GnRH (LHRH) receptor (see Genetics of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism) Isolated LH deficiency Isolated FSH deficiency Idiopathic and genetic forms of multiple hormone deficiencies Chronic systemic disease and malnutrition Exercise-induced amenorrhea Miscellaneous disorders including Prader-Willi syndrome, Laurence-Moon syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, functional gonadotropin deficiency (psychogenic amenorrhea, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, Cushing syndrome), hyperprolactinemia, marijuana use, and Gaucher disease Good luck! View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Pituitary Chat.